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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Export Reference Data</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When reference and project data is exported, Enterprise Architect writes it out to a custom XML file. This includes table information, filter information, rows and columns. </span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Procedure</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To export data, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Export Reference Data</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Data Exporter</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="dataexporter.png" width="300" height="312" border="0" alt="DataExporter"><br>
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<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">From the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Name</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> list, select the table to export. You can select one or more tables for a single file.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Export</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">When prompted to do so, enter a valid file name with a .XML extension.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">This exports the data to the file. You can use any text or XML viewer to examine this file.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The data exported includes all instances of the data type in the project; for example, all defined cardinality values, or all RTF Style Templates.</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If there are no instances of a selected data type in the project, the export does not generate any output for that data type in the XML file.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">For information on each category of data you can export, refer to the following topics:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="codetemplatesoverview.htm">ActionScript Code Templates</a> ; entries for code templates are listed only if templates for a particular language exist in the model. The list entry has the format </span><span class="f_Code">&lt;language_name&gt;_Code_Templates.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="the_scripter_window.htm">Automation Scripts</a> (JavaScript, JScript and VBScript) </span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="cardinality.htm">Cardinality Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="constraintstatustypes.htm">Constraint Status Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="csvspecifications.htm">CSV</a> Specifications</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="metrictypes.htm">Defined Metric Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="problemtypes.htm">Defined Problem Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="swimlanes_matrix.htm">Diagram Matrix Profiles</a> (Model Profiles)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="ecfdialog.htm">Estimation - Environment Complexity Factor Values</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="tcfdialog.htm">Estimation - Technical Complexity Factor Values</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="constrainttypes.htm">General Constraint Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="efforttypes.htm">General Effort Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="import_component_types.htm">Import Component Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="linked_document_templates.htm">Linked Document Templates</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="languagemacros.htm">Macro List</a> (Preprocessor macros)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="maintenance.htm">Maintenance Types</a> (both Problem Types and Test Types)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="authors.htm">Model Authors</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Model Data Types - <a href="datatypes.htm">Code</a> and <a href="generateddl.htm">DDL</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="bitmapimagesindiagrams.htm">Model Images</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="clients.htm">Project Clients</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="modelglossaryoverview.htm">Project Glossary</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="projectandmodelissues.htm">Project Issues</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="resources.htm">Project Resources</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="projectroles.htm">Project Roles</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="modeltasktab.htm">Project Tasks</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="tagged_value_types.htm">Property Types</a> (Tagged Value Types)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="requirementtypes.htm">Requirement Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="risktypes.htm">Risk Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="scenariotypes.htm">Scenario Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="setgrouppermissions.htm">Security - Group Permission</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="managinggroups.htm">Security - Groups</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="setupusergroups.htm">Security User Groups</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="setupsinglepermissions.htm">Security - User Permissions</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="managingusers.htm">Security - Users</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Standard Complexity Types - currently, these cannot be directly edited and are therefore effectively standard for all models; they can be listed using the <a href="predefinedreferencedata.htm#Complexity">Predefined Reference Data Tagged Value type</a> </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">ComplexityTypes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="statustypes.htm">Status Colors</a> (the colors defined for status types)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="statustypes.htm">Status Types</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="creatingcustomstereotypes.htm">Stereotypes</a> (all those listed on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Stereotypes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> page of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">UML Types</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - HTML Style (exports the <a href="webtemplate.htm">web templates</a> listed in the </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Templates</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> folder of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Resources</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> window)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - HTML Style Detail (exports the content of the HTML report templates)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - RTF Document (exports the <a href="rtfstyletemplateeditor.htm">Extended RTF Style templates</a> in the </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Templates</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> folder of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Resources</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> window)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - RTF Style (exports <a href="rtfstyletemplate.htm">the Legacy RTF Style templates</a> in the </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;">Templates</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> folder of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Resources</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> window)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - RTF Style Detail (exports the content of the RTF templates)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Templates - RTF Tag and Language Options (exports RTF <a href="customrtflanguage.htm">word substitution</a> templates)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="testtypes.htm">Test Types</a></span></li>
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